Who Else Wants These Aspergers (Pre) College Recommendations?

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It’s a bit overwhelming to prepare for life after high school.  And if you have Aspergers, it’s important that you find colleges that understand Aspergers and will help you work with your strengths as well as your weaknesses. I’m grateful to the high caliber professionals in one of my LinkedIn groups for their recommendations and [...]

How Adults With Aspergers Have Increased My Autism Spectrum IQ

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I think it’s about time that we who do not have Aspergers take time to learn about Aspergers from friends, loved ones, and acquaintances on the autism spectrum. The world becomes a better place when we can understand and honor each other’s unique personalities, strengths, and differences. I’ve been reflecting on lessons I’ve learned from [...]

What Everybody Ought To Know About Aspergers and College

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Education is the best provision for old age. Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC), from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers Aristotle’s got a point. The question becomes,  ”Is college the best option for an individual with Asperger’s?” We could ask the same question for any individual going to college. College is helpful for many, [...]

Here’s An Aspergers Teaching Tip: Think With Your Eyes

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The eyes are the windows of the soul.  –English proverb Many parents, teachers, and therapists assume that individuals with Aspergers don’t want to communicate. It’s not true. What most NT’s (neurotypicals) have hard wired into their brains, Aspies (individuals with Aspergers) don’t:   social cognitive knowledge. Michelle Garcia Winner, from Social Thinking, has pioneered an [...]

Famous People With Aspergers: Travis Meeks

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I am Travis Meeks. I am an artist. I am a Maestro of my craft. I am a human being. I am a lot of things. I am a recovering addict. I have Asperger’s Syndrome. I am a good person. I do get angry and aggravated, I am human, but I work on things everyday. [...]

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